Author's Note

So this one is a bit fast-paced but I just got really into writing it and didn't wanna stop so I just let my creative writing flow and wow is my mind bloody so prep yourself for some gore.

"AnD oThEr StUfF tOo."

"Hey fuck off your not allowed up here till later.

P.S. if you understand any of my refrences please comment on them along with your kind criticism.

Night will fall and swallow light.

(POV Ausar)

Almost a day ago when we left for Ponyville I had set up a large team of dogs to dig a tunnel to Canterlot and stop just outside of its boundaries inside the forests near its base. As I walked I looked around me at my soldiers who were following me all armed to the teeth and in the dogs' case literally. To my right was the young dragon spike who the zebra shamans had managed to magically grow to around six feet. He was wearing a flight suit because of his lack of wings it was neurally connected to his mind and he had been given a "dumb" Ai to assist in flight control on top of the suit he wore a tight-fitting suit with leather armor and like all my soldiers he wore a gas mask each of them specially created to the wearer's interests his had long tubes connecting to a box on his back that like the others filtered air into a purer form so as to maximize oxygen intake. Stormy was to my left wearing her old royal guard armor which had been upgraded and repainted black and silver with a silver human skull on the shield she carried and on each shoulder pauldron. She had also found a large longsword in the dragon horde that had lightening enchantments and lightning enchantments that allowed it to shoot bolts from its tip. Her mask had a pony skull built around it and although it was quite morbid it was intimidating. Zulu was...different he wore light armor and a dark grey cloak that had sickly yellow runes drawn across it and underneath in the shadows of the cloak he had glowing vials and knives along with a massive club on his waist. I was unable to see his mask due to the shadowy hood but his intimidation was good enough. Behind me was the group who'd gone to Ponyville. Oddly most of their masks were the same most likely just a lack of creativity. I looked forward and continued to walk my massive frame stomping through the tunnel wreathed in a cloak of shadows and covered in the armor befitting the God of War.

"Prepare yourselves we are approaching the exit tunnel," I said into the comlink that was attached to each mask. As we walked out a tendril reached out of my cloak allowing me to give it a blue vial which was attached to my oxygen filter this vial contained a drug that calmed my curse from killing the dragon Ragnarok. As we exited the tunnels our masks enhanced our night vision allowing us to see clearly. "Dogs tunnel upwards meet us at the top griffons grab a dog and go," I said as my cloak shifted into a set of massive demonic wings and two tentacles wrapped around Zulu and Stormy. I watched spike as he pulled the long magical spear that had previously belonged to princess twilight from his back and activated his suit.

"Spike calm yourself we are here to talk and only fight if it must happen," said a griffon who was holding a small dog one of the few who weren't currently digging up the cliff. "Don't worry knowing the boss this'll be fun.

"Upward my soldiers let us say hello to our friends."

(POV Stormy)

"Boss you should probably let me talk you know pony to pony," I said to the Ausar.

"I don't know if you've noticed but you have a skull on your mask," he replied as we flew upwards.

"I understand sir but if they get hostile allow me to take off my mask and talk to them ok."

"Fine we're almost there anyway," He said as we flew over the edge of the cliff near the landing platforms where multiple airships rested.

"THUMP!" as we loudly landed Ausar retracted all his spikes and extended his golden crown just as the guards rounded the corner.

"Identify yourself!" said one of them.

"Hello I am a representative of the newly formed country America I am here to join the meeting I understand that our arrival is a bit odd but we ran into some trouble with a local group lead by a being named Ausar he shot down our airship so I and my remaining soldiers had to fly here," Ausar said as multiple griffons landed along with spike and a few dogs burst from the ground causing the guards to bring up their weapons. "Wait calm yourselves these people are with me my country welcomes all species we try to be diverse."

"And may I inquire your name?" asked the guard.

"Oh I am Tychus one again I am terribly sorry about the mess."

"It's alright we've been notified about Ausar," they all lowered their rifles. "If you'll please follow me."

(POV Ausar)

"So Mr. Tychus what is this America like?"

"We are a diplomatic country which means we elect our leader into the office every four years. If you are speaking of our people then I would put us as diverse no one is like another everyone is different and unlike you ponies, we are not dependent upon cutie marks no offense meant."

"None taken."

"We have less magic than your country so we find new ways to achieve the same things you have. Things like airships and trains even large structures like your castles. Unfortunately due to low magic our bodies are not used to you lad which is why we wear these masks they help us breathe in an environment like yours."

"I understand I was going to ask you to remove them but I understand now," said the oblivious guard. "I do however have to tell you that you are only allowed to bring in three guards."

"I completely understand it is a peaceful gathering, not a meeting for war."

"Glad you agree."

"You three with me," I said pointing out Stormy, Zulu, and Spike. "You take the others outside," I then switched to my mic. "Be ready if I require backup."

"Glad that's settled now as you enter we must announce your arrival what shall it be?"

"Just tell them that Emissary of America has arrived."

"Understood," he said walking off."

"Imbecile," I said

"Introducing the Emissary Of America Tychus."

"That's our cue," I then walked through the opening door and locked eyes with a surprised and fearful Celestia. "Hello, Princess."

(POV Celestia)

He was here in the castle during the gathering devoted to that which he opposes...peace.

"Hello Princess thank you for allowing us to take part in this amazing opportunity now we can tell everyone how you tortured a child and locked away your guards' memories," he said loudly causing everyone to stare at me. "Hello everyone my name is Ausar and a few days ago I was attacked in my own home because Celestia thought I was a threat."

"That is not true you killed my guards."

"But only after they tried to shoot and stab me, Celestia, oh and how about we mention the time you threatened to have bat ponies eat your guard's family if she didn't keep quiet about your magical experiments on children."

"It was one chil-I mean that didn't happen it was a medical procedure."

"So cutting him open and drawing dark runes on his bones and spines to stop height and wing growth is a medical procedure."

"Wait spines?" said a large dragon.

"Oh, you didn't know she made it so one of your kind couldn't grow and turned him into a magical mailbox," as I said this Spike walked forward taking his mask off before speaking.

"Oh, Ausar don't forget about the slave labor."

"None of this is true he is a liar!" Celestia yelled as stormy removed her mask.

"Hey, princess Luna your sister threatened to have your guards eat my family if I didn't erase my fellow guards' memories."

"Sister is this true?"

"No Luna it's not."

"Then shall we ask the Element of honesty?" The blue alicorn who was named Luna said as she looked at an orange mare. "Applejack is what Ausar saying true and what my sister says a lie."

"It...it's true," There was a long pause as until I felt a large amount of heat at my side.

"Ah, Fuck!" I activated my magic shield just in time to block the blast but I was still shot out of the castle and into the main street where I looked up to see a heavily armored Celestia flying at me with a hammer. I quickly spoke into my mic. "Slay those loyal to the solar goddess."

"Die!" She screamed as I blocked her hammer with a riot shield and pulled out and extended my scythe which I used to slash at her. "You've ruined everything."

"Whatever you say girlie," I said pulling my 50cal and blasting at her as she teleported in a tower shield. "Fuck," I yelled stowing my current weapons and pulling my rifle and blasting at her easily melting her shield with the heat. I holstered the weapon and charged her as she threw the melting shield aside looking up just in time to see my fist launching her into a house that I then shot a bolt of explosive magic inside igniting it only for the bitch to walk out unscathed.

(POV Spike)

The room descended into chaos and guards flooded in and naturally not knowing what was going on the shot at the most heavily armed individuals namely us. Luckily my scales made me bulletproof and stormy put up a shield. As the guards began to reload I saw Zulu toss a red vial which once it hit the wall exploded after the explosion I charged forward skewering a guard on my spear and taking his flintlock using its single shot to blast the nearby solar guard as I breathed a toxic green flame on three of the guards causing them to both burn and melt into puddles of flaming acidic pools. I ripped the guard from my spear an threw it as three guards were shishkabobed to the wall forcing me to use my claws to tear through my enemies until I missed one but he was shot by an arrow from a lunar guard. "Well guess we started a civil war," I said ripping my spear from the wall and melting the bodies off.

"Stop right there Spike," said the familiar voice of Twilight. "I don't know what kind of dark spell he has you under but the elements will cleanse it!" she said loudly as she along with the others floated into the air.

"Sorry Rares," I said simply before shooting a bolt of lightning from my spear into my former crush's body.

"AHHHHH!" she screamed as they all fell to the ground.

"How did you stop the elements?" asked a bewildered Twilight.

"Takes to long to charge," I said as I got a transmission from the group outside.

"Find cover!" I instantly rolled behind a nearby pillar back to the windows and just in time too I believe because I saw Twilight and Stormy each put up shields as I heard a hail of gunfire and shattering glass until I heard the sound of multiple explosions and a second message. "Enemy eliminated."

(POV Zulu)

After throwing my explosive I pulled out my club and doused it in a bubbling magical fluid that caused it to ignite in purple fire and as the pony guards charged forwards I slammed it into the ground setting them ablaze in magical fire. I then tossed out three orange vials and yelled at stormy. "Mask on!" As the ponies entered the orange hazy the began to stumble about swinging wildly at their comrades allowing me to easily execute them all with a short sword I stole from a body. After they were gone I threw a blue vial at my feet and waited a bit for the haze to disperse. "Clear!"

"Take this Zebra," said a rough voice as I twisted around a spear broke the head off and stabbed it in the pony's spine. "Hurk!"

"Idiot, Hey Stormy how goes it up there?"

(POV Stormy)

I hardly needed my blade or its magic after Zulu's stunt. I'd just blast the occasional musketeer or a charging spearpony. "Doing just fine up here," I said before receiving a transmission just as the far door burst open and guards flooded in.

"Find cover!"

"Zulu!" I jumped down and rolled up next to him putting a bubble around us just before the sound of gunfire blasted through the room and I watched as guards were cut down. "Holy shit they're tearing them apart," I watched as bodies fell some missing a head, arm, or leg. I saw the few who had taken refuge behind pillars or used the dead as shields but they died in the worst way I watched as multiple green balls rolled into the room before exploding and tearing the remaining troops to shreds.

"Enemy Eliminated."

"No shit."

(POV Twilight)

It was a massacer I was beginning to doubt that Ausar was the God of War and that he was actually the God of death and his soldiers were his reapers that had come to collect the souls of the damned. This Idea was pushed further as I looked at the blood coated walls and I heard the occasional moan of a dying pony as they bled out, I looked left to see the partially liquified body of a guard melted flesh hanging from his skeleton as he continued to sink into the puddle of acid.

"Twi?" I heard the voice of my friend Rarity say as she weakly called out to me from her prone form her body still smoking from the magical shock. "We have to escape," She said as she crawled near me and the others.

"Y-yea," I quietly said and used my magic to teleport us to my old room in the castle where we all passed out.

(POV UMBRA)

"AUSAR IS IT TIME TO REVEAL MY POWER YET?" I asked questioning my new master.

"Yes, I think it's time we took this seriously," at his words six tentacles unfurled from his back each of the shadowy appendages pointed forward sharpening and locking on to Celestia's form. "Shall we?" He asked unfolding his weapon to full length and charging forward.

"YES FORWARD UNTO BATTLE ONCE AGAIN!" I shouted out into the minds of all near scrambling the sense of all but the strongest of beings and that didn't include the solar princess.

"Ahhhh!" She screamed as a psychic assault tore through her flimsy defenses allowing me to hit first and launcher down the street. "W-What are you?" she asked.

"We ArE yOuR eNd!" Came out our mixed-voice as my magic tore through her mind. Shattering her sense of reality. I watched as Ausar kicked her in the back sending her into a fountain that broke the stone pony breaking apart and spraying water across her. "rEaLiTy Is My PlAyGrOuNd!" I altered her mind shrouding us in shadow turning the form of the statue into her beloved student blood covering both her and the ground.

"No this is my mind I control this world!" She shouted forcing me from her mind only to see nothing in front of her.

"GoOd TrY cHiLd!" We said as we gripped her rightwing and kicked her causing flesh to tear and bones to snap. "WhAt A nIcE tRoPhY nOw AlL wE rEqUiRe Is ThE oThEr One!" we stomped forward a broken vile falling from out mask releasing the last puff of blue mist as it fell. We put away our blade and formed our claws heating them with magic as we reached her and grasped her other wing the sound of musket fire came from our left revealing the arrival of the guard but they were of no consequence and we slashed with our claws pulling the other wing free and cauterizing the wounds her screams not even bothering us as we pulled the trophies into the shadows.

"Die monster!" yelled the lead guard as they opened fire not noticing as we waded through the hail of bullets and magic blasts until they pulled out their cannons and blasted us but they did not expect the wall of shadow that formed and blocked the cannonballs and as the wall fell before us as we continued to wade through the endless gunfire but eventually we made contact with them. "Aw motherfu-crunch" the guard failed to finish his sentence before a massive hand crushed his skull.

"SuCh A fRaGiLe SpEcIeS," Was all we said as we continued to walk towards the castle cutting down any guards who got in our way which caused the white roads on which I walked to turn crimson. "BuT i Do WoNdEr HoW tHeY tAsTe?" We said as our mask was pulled away revealing our human face to the guard in our grasp as we looked at his neck and took a bite out of it our bloodlust fogging our mind."mMmMm TaStEs LiKe McDoNaLdS bUrGeRs YuM," We looked from the twitching corpse to the castle and tore off a limb to eat on the way.

(POV Celestia)

What was that thing it seemed to begin as a collected being but when I broke the enhancement potion in its suit it soon started to fall into a blood-filled madness and it dragged me with it. As I crawled along the bloody road I came upon the scaled feet of the dragon ambassador.

"hello Celestia," He said menacingly. "I have come to inform you that my species along with the zebras, minotaurs, and griffons are shutting down all current contact with you and though it will be hard we do not believe we could ally ourselves with one such as yourself but luckily you still have the crystal empire although once our messages get to them I'm afraid that even they might turn on you. Oh and here's a parting gift bitch," He said as he stabbed through my leg with a massive greatsword pinning me to the road.

"Please at least warn Luna," I said.

"Oh she is already aware of your evil remember she was there at the big reveal and spoiler alert she ain't happy," He said before flying off and leaving me pinned to the road.

(POV AUSAR/UMBRA)

It is so far "Crunch," we thought to ourselves as we walked through the castle doors and tossed the bone to the side as all meat had been torn from it. We wiped our mouth on a tapestry and replaced our mask before walking into the blood-covered ballroom. "Stormy you in here?" We yelled out in Ausars' voice.

"Over here boss we got a few prisoners for those experiments you thought of.

We stomped over to the group of tied up guards four mares and a stallion no make that three mares and two stallions. These five could be useful in many ways bargaining chips, experiments, trophies, and much more.

"Bring them and any others you find with us," We...I said.

"But we don't have enough griffons to lift them all."

"That is why we are going to steal an airship."